Number one the day you were born?

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Metchosin
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 11:10 AM

But I'll never be old enought to be a Lawrenece Welk fan.

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Metchosin
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 11:08 AM

Oh, I'm That old all right. LOL Thanks for reminding me......

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: lesblank
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 11:07 AM

Number one on my birth date was something by either Georg Fredreich Handel or Johann Sebastian Bach !!!!

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Cruiser
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 10:47 AM

Okay, I listened to the full version of Cruising... and it does have a nice upbeat old-fashioned waltz beat (3/4 meter) and it reminds me of songs I've heard on Lawrence Welk (yeah, I like LW)

Gee Metchosin, I didn't realize you were That old! (JK)

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Scoville
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 10:11 AM

"Undercover Angel" by Alan O'Day.



Never heard of the song OR the artist. Go figure.

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Scrump
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 06:01 AM

Blimey, I can't remember what was number one the day I was born - it's too long ago. I'm not even sure if my folks had a radio back then.

:-)

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: GUEST, Topsie
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 05:07 AM

I am suspicious of anyone on the internet trying to find out my date of birth (as I am of mail order firms who offer me the chance of a £100 prize in a 'lucky birthday' prize draw, they are just trying to fill in details on their databases}.

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 03:04 AM

I just thought...that was a particularly inapt title given that I am now diabetic!

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 03:03 AM

Oh yuk! Being born too early, I tried my 18th. It was "Sugar sugar" by the Archies!!

Mind you, I was in Australia then so perhaps it doesn't count. I wonder what the number 1 in Oz was then?

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Metchosin
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 12:42 AM

Cruiser, Cruising Down the River was one of the songs we always sang around family campfires. May not be a great song, but certainly, great memories. Mine from Wikipedia was To Each His Own by the Inkspots. Wow, I'd forgotten about that cut until I listened to at emusic. I loved those guys.

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Little Robyn
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 12:29 AM

On Wikipedia I get 'Till the end of time' and on my 18th birthday it was 'You'll never walk alone'
Interesting!
Robyn

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Metchosin
Date: 22 Nov 06 - 12:12 AM

Well Jeez, considering that my life's theme song for my 18th turns out to be the House of the Rising Sun, I think I will try kendall's suggestion. LOL

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Cruiser
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 11:51 PM

Darn bill, I am a year or less older than you. Tennessee Waltz is also one of my favorites and I remember it as a litte kid at 5 or 6 years old.

My song was "Cruising Down the River" Must be where I got my handle Cruiser, Not!

I just listened to a clip of "Cruising" from 1949 and it is not a memorable song although 2 version charted at number 1 for 7 weeks each! Poor music tastes way back then. I certainly do not remember it. I'll have to ask my old lady...

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: number 6
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 11:36 PM

Thanks for that Cruiser ... interesting, one of my favourite songs (to listen to, and play) was number 1 when I was born ... that's the Tennessee Waltze.

biLL

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Cruiser
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 11:32 PM

Wikipedia has the best listing of Number-Ones I have found on the web. I have 11 of Joel Whitburn's books and Wikipedia may put him out of business for Top Hits lists.

Wikipedia List of Number-One Hits 1940 to 2006

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: freightdawg
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 11:25 PM

Okay, so mine is "Don't Break the Heart that Loves You" by Connie Francis (USA) and "Wonderland" by The Shadows (UK).

According to their life's theme song it is "Another Brick in the Wall" (part II) by Pink Floyd.

I am sadly clueless about all three songs.

(head hanging mournfully)

Freightdawg

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: katlaughing
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 10:41 PM

Well, one thing says their charts don't start until 1955 and the other says 1952 on the same page, I am in between, so go figure. If I do the 18th b-day thing, it says Bobbie McGee by Janis Joplin. If I do my birthdate and click on the UK flag, it is "She wears red feathers" by Guy Mitchell!

The earliest pop song I remember is "Catch a falling star."

According to Billboard's top singles, the nearest one to my birthday is "how much is that doggie in the window" by Patti Page. I remember that one, too.:-)

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 10:34 PM

Hmmm - The Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr. Who would have guessed?

Dan Schatz

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: GutBucketeer
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 10:28 PM

I was Number 1 on the day I was born. At least in San Angelo Texas on 1/1/1955. My twin brother was Number 2. He tries harder.

JAB

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Linda Goodman Zebooker
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 09:27 PM

I've always rather suffered because the song "Linda" (which came out in March, 1947) was so popular when I was born a year later - maybe not still #1, but right up there... Because every parent seemed to love this gooey sentimental song, half of my girl elementary school classmates were named Linda.

When I took my present job, 3/5ths of the women in my small (7-person) office were named "Linda" or "Lynda". I have to use an assumed name at work to keep things straight.

But--thanks to this thread - I've just found a website explaining the song... turns out the 5-year-old Linda it was written for grew up to become Linda McCartney--so, pretty neat after all! The Story Behind The Song

And I find that there's even an organization, L.I.N.D.A. Club (Linda Involved In Network Development Association), made up originally of Lindas who got named this as a direct result of the song. They are preparing for their 20th convention. Maybe I'll join!...

--Linda (but "Lirit" at work) Goodman

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: kendall
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 08:34 PM

The number one hit on the day after my birth was "Cocktails for two" Duke Ellington.

If you were born before 1950, google and type in headlines on (your birth date)

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Peace
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 08:03 PM

Tell me about it . . . .

Subject: RE: Number one the day you were born?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 07:43 PM

It says, "If you were born before these dates, try your life's theme song which is the No.1 on your 18th birthday."
Small consolation.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: Number one the day you were born?
From: freightdawg
Date: 21 Nov 06 - 07:34 PM

Found this on another site. Will reveal what was #1 on my day of arrival in a later post...


blicky


Freightdawg